On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hanover Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Red Wing Iron Works
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Wasioja
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lost Highway 61
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Endion School In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
District 6 School in New Sweden
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Florence Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Sandstone
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Old School In Wolverton
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Little Falls Depot
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Franconia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Cobden
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Little Marais Inn
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
District 48 School Near Delano
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

